楞伽阿跋多羅寶經註解 2.9

2.9

From 'Just as…' onward, he cites an analogy to conclude and clarify. The lump of clay is one and has no fixed vessel fundamentally; the potter, through the skillful means of craft, makes various vessels. This illustrates that the selflessness of dharmas is also one and fundamentally has no fixed names; through wisdom and skillful means, various names are spoken, as mentioned before from emptiness, signlessness, up to nirvāṇa. Hence he concludes: 'he speaks either of the tathāgatagarbha or of selflessness.' Although the names are different, the meaning is one. He guides and attracts the tīrthikas who cling to a self by speaking of the tathāgatagarbha, originally to cause them to abandon clinging, enter the three gates of liberation, and realize equal and perfect enlightenment; how could this be identical to the tīrthikas' view of a spiritual self? The three liberations are: the liberation of natural purity, the liberation of complete purity, and the liberation of skillful purity.